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Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

The Associated Press

Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a key architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Oct. 17. Troops appeared to have unknowingly encountered him in a battle, only to subsequently discover a body lying in the rubble of Israel’s most wanted man.

The US played no role in the Israeli operation that killed Hamas leader Pentagon

The hill

U.S. forces were not involved in the Israeli operation that killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Oct. 17, although American intelligence has assisted Israel in finding the group’s leaders, according to the Pentagon. “This was an Israeli operation. U.S. forces were not directly involved,” press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters.

How to use better data in defense

Aerospace Force Magazine

Whether it’s perfecting supply chain logistics, sorting out the intricacies of a complex war game, or planning key operational steps in a campaign, data is the key to making better decisions for the U.S. Air Force. Learn more about how industry and the military are better using data to improve outcomes.

Zelensky is trying to sell his “victory plan” to European leaders

The New York Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told leaders of the European Union’s 27 member states in Brussels on October 17 that his country urgently needs their support for its plan to end the war, which he said could be implemented no later than next year , which is also the case It is unclear how committed Ukraine’s allies will be to this.

Lawmakers are asking armed services committees to retain governors’ authority over the National Guard

Military.com

A bipartisan group of senators and congressmen is calling on the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to retain language in the annual defense bill that would give governors the final say on transferring National Guard forces to the federal government.

No pilots, just cargo: Airbus is testing loading an autonomous helicopter

Defense News

Airbus US Space and Defense has conducted its first demonstration as part of a program to build an autonomous, unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota transport helicopter for the US Marine Corps.

Valkyrie drone joins F-35 as Marines pursue ‘autonomous collaborative killer’ capability

DefenseScoop

According to the service, the Marine Corps used shared tactical data links to share targeting information with F-35 stealth fighters during recent flight tests of its jet-powered XQ-58A Valkyrie drone. The event, which took place earlier this month during the annual joint Emerald Flag exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, comes as the Corps conducts research, development, testing and evaluation for its Penetrating Affordable Autonomous Collaborative Killer (PAACK) portfolio. P) performs. Program.

Northrop aims to double GMLRS rocket motor power

Defense One

Northrop Grumman is preparing to deliver 14,000 rocket motors a year, roughly doubling production, as the Pentagon works to replace weapons delivered to Ukraine and rebuild supplies for future wars. For the past four years, the defense giant has delivered 5,000 to 6,000 solid rocket motors per year to power Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.

Do American companies still have a role to play while Ukraine builds better drones?

Defense News

In mid-September, massive explosions occurred in Toropets, a city in eastern Russia near the border with Belarus. Ukraine attacked a military camp and detonated bombs and rockets. Pentagon officials later said it was Russia’s largest loss of Russian ammunition during the war – hundreds of thousands of cartridges were destroyed. Almost as important, however, was how Ukraine carried out the attack.

The Army’s “Most Challenging” Unmanned Threat? Group 3 drones

Break defense

As drone warfare continues to spread in conflicts like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Army official tasked with developing plans to counter drone attacks on troops sees unmanned platforms in the middle as perhaps the biggest threat.

Secret Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze drones that flew to Ukraine are finally coming out of the shadows

The war zone

The mysterious Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone, originally developed for the US Air Force and delivered to Ukraine in the ongoing fight against Russia, has finally appeared publicly. We now know for certain that Phoenix Ghost is not a single design, but a family of ever-larger, longer-range disposable attack munitions from AEVEX Aerospace.

Firefly launches True Anomaly’s Jackal vehicle for the US Space Force mission

SpaceNews

Space technology company True Anomaly has selected Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket to launch its Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle for a U.S. Space Force rapid response demonstration mission, the companies announced Oct. 17.

One more thing

The commander of the A-10 demo team reflects on the last few months flying the Warthog

Business Insider

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lindsay “MAD” Johnson is the first female pilot to command the Air Force’s A-10 demonstration team. In an interview with Business Insider, Johnson recounted her time leading the A-10 demo team as it demonstrated the Warthog’s combat capabilities at air shows around the world.

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